By Sara Stream, MD
Peer Reviewed
A powerful explosion occurred in Chelsea on Saturday night, injuring at least 29 people, including one with a serious puncture wound. Authorities believe that a homemade bomb caused the explosion, …
By Sara Stream, MD
Peer Reviewed
A powerful explosion occurred in Chelsea on Saturday night, injuring at least 29 people, including one with a serious puncture wound. Authorities believe that a homemade bomb caused the explosion, …
By Andrew Hallett
Peer Reviewed
For decades, surveys and public data have shown staggeringly high rates of suicide, suicidal ideation, and depression among physicians when compared to the general population.1-4 Male doctors are 40% more …
By Katherine Lawrence, MD
Peer Reviewed
Yesterday marked the 15th anniversary of September 11, 2001. Fifteen years later, emotions are still strong; it was a day of memorials and memories, a celebration of …
By Nancyanne Schmidt, MD
Peer Reviewed
As we enter the final weeks of summer, the peril posed by the tiny mosquito continues to grow to shark-sized proportions. The FDA now recommends that all blood donations …
By Anne Press, MD
Peer Reviewed
As the Rio Olympics come to a close this week, we were presented with the best and the worst of the Olympic Games. The world’s …
By Karen McCloskey, MD
Peer Reviewed
The world’s eyes were on Rio as the 2016 Summer Olympics wrapped up its first full week of competition. In the lap pool (fortunately not green, like …
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated October 3, 2012
By Robert Mazgaj
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Morgellons disease is an “unexplained dermopathy” characterized by fibers emerging from skin lesions, and associated with various cutaneous sensations.[1] Inspired by a curious medical condition reported by …
By Nathan Teich, MD
Peer Reviewed
This week, Rio de Janeiro hosts the XXXI Summer Olympics games which had its official opening ceremonies on August 5th, 2016. Many controversies surround the games including …